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I read this and hoped that it was the Highfield Working Mens club, that was to be sold but sadly it wasn't and this building remains abandoned and left to rott for another day bringing with it all the problems associated with a derelict building.

Although reading about another derelict building hopefully being bought back into use in the town is only good news, hopefully it will sell.

I read this and hoped that it was the Highfield Working Mens club, that was to be sold but sadly it wasn't and this building remains abandoned and left to rott for another day bringing with it all the problems associated with a derelict building.
Although reading about another derelict building hopefully being bought back into use in the town is only good news, hopefully it will sell.Angusam

Another building which needs sorting out is the ‘eyesore’ at the bottom of Tockholes Rd which used to be Print One. How Darwen council have not done something about this is beyond me, it's a public health hazard to with the asbestos roof!

Another building which needs sorting out is the ‘eyesore’ at the bottom of Tockholes Rd which used to be Print One. How Darwen council have not done something about this is beyond me, it's a public health hazard to with the asbestos roof!Richard Pembrook

Richard Pembrook wrote:
Another building which needs sorting out is the ‘eyesore’ at the bottom of Tockholes Rd which used to be Print One. How Darwen council have not done something about this is beyond me, it's a public health hazard to with the asbestos roof!

It is PRIVATELY owned. The Council has been onto the owner (Mr Standen, Imperial House, Grimshaw St, Darwen) on numerous occasions to get it boarded up / made safe etc.
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The Council has no other powers to make the owner do something.

[quote][p][bold]Richard Pembrook[/bold] wrote:
Another building which needs sorting out is the ‘eyesore’ at the bottom of Tockholes Rd which used to be Print One. How Darwen council have not done something about this is beyond me, it's a public health hazard to with the asbestos roof![/p][/quote]It is PRIVATELY owned. The Council has been onto the owner (Mr Standen, Imperial House, Grimshaw St, Darwen) on numerous occasions to get it boarded up / made safe etc.
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The Council has no other powers to make the owner do something.english rose 1

Richard Pembrook wrote:
Surely if the place is a public health hazard something can be done by environmental health? Young children are playing in the derelict building which contains asbestos.

Yes, that's right - environmental health and building control have indeed been round. The owner boarded the front up and re-secured the fencing to the side / rear.

[quote][p][bold]Richard Pembrook[/bold] wrote:
Surely if the place is a public health hazard something can be done by environmental health? Young children are playing in the derelict building which contains asbestos.[/p][/quote]Yes, that's right - environmental health and building control have indeed been round. The owner boarded the front up and re-secured the fencing to the side / rear.english rose 1